Well, dear readers, it's that time of year again. Summer is winding down (although our 109℉ temp a couple of weeks ago seems to deny that), and the stores are filled with shoppers buying backpacks and school supplies to fill them. I'm too old for shopping at Target and Walmart when it's crazy like that. What I need I mostly get on Amazon (lazy shopper). But that doesn't mean I'm not headed back … [Read more...]
Living in the Story
Yesterday, Jerry and I took Boo for a “meet and greet.” In a few weeks, she is going to spend time with a dog sitter while we travel across the state to a family event. I found the sitter on Rover.com, and we were meeting her and her family in advance of our trip. Side note: Boo is going to have so much fun with those boys!! Anyway, to get to the sitter’s home, we drove through a lot of farmland, … [Read more...]
Plot, Play, & Pray Retreat #16
Another brainstorming retreat has come to an end. We work hard at this retreat. We play hard at this retreat. And we pray hard at this retreat. This was retreat #16 for the majority of us. We have been the same 11 for about 7 years. Since our first year (2003) we have added four new members and said goodbye to three. And every year, these sisters of my heart become more and more dear to … [Read more...]
100 Days of Bible Promises Completed
I am in the knuckle down phase of finishing a new book, but I have managed to stay current with the creative devotional, 100 Days of Bible Promises. Back in April I shared some of my entries from the first few weeks of journaling. Since today was day #100, I thought I would share some of my favorite entries from the last half of the devotional. This experience has been a wonderful one. I highly … [Read more...]
Old Books Becoming New Again
My first book was published in 1984. Those were the days when I wrote my novels long hand on yellow legal pads, then typed them on a borrowed typewriter (using carbon paper and onion skin paper for the second copy). The resulting fat stack of 400 pages was then sent to the publisher at a rather hefty shipping price. When my books released, I had four to six weeks for sales in the bookstore. … [Read more...]
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